103+232 CHANDAN KUMAR STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS CORAM: Present: HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) CM-6396 on record Corporation, Jalandhar same is allowed. subject to all LPA-897 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CM-6396 LPA-897 Date of Decision : CHANDAN KUMAR VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL Mr. Atul Lakhanpal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arjun Lakhanpal, Advocate For the appellant. Mr. Vipin Pal Yadav, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. Ashish Verma, Advocate for respondent No.3. *** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) 6396-LPA-2024 Present application has been filed by the appellant for placing on record letter dated 15.09.2023 from the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar as Annexure A-1. Keeping in view the contents mentioned in the application, the same is allowed. Letter dated 15.09.2023 (Annexure A subject to all just exceptions. 897-2023 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 6396-LPA-2024 in/and 897-2023 (O&M) Date of Decision : 08.07.2026 ........Appellant VERSUS ........Respondents HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL Mr. Atul Lakhanpal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arjun Lakhanpal, Advocate . Vipin Pal Yadav, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. Ashish Verma, Advocate for respondent No.3. HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) Present application has been filed by the appellant for placing from the Commissioner, Municipal Keeping in view the contents mentioned in the application, the Letter dated 15.09.2023 (Annexure A-1), is taken on record Present application has been filed by the appellant for placing from the Commissioner, Municipal Keeping in view the contents mentioned in the application, the 1), is taken on record SAPNA GOYAL 2026.07.09 17:05 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CM-6396-LPA-2024 in/and LPA-897-2023 (O&M) -2- In the present appeal, challenge is to the judgment dated 20.03.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in CWP No.8279 of 2020 titled “Chandan Kumar vs. State of Punjab and ors.”. 2. Learned Senior counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant submits that certain recommendation has been made qua the claim of the appellant by the respondent No.3-Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar to the Government vide letter dated 15.09.2023. Learned Senior counsel for the appellant further submits that the respondent No.2-State i.e. the Director, Local Government, Punjab be directed to take appropriate decision in a time bound manner on such recommendation. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent-State submits that in case any such recommendations have been made, appropriate decision on the claim made by the appellant will be passed, keeping in mind the Rules governing the said issue. The said order will be passed within a period of 08 weeks from the receipt of copy of this order in case, if not already decided. 4. Learned Senior counsel for the appellant submits that keeping in view the statement of the learned State counsel, the present appeal may kindly be disposed of as having been not pressed any further. 5. Ordered accordingly. (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) JUDGE 08-07-2026 Sapna Goyal (AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL) JUDGE NOTE: Whether speaking/ reasoned: YES Whether reportable: NO SAPNA GOYAL 2026.07.09 17:05 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document